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[Cannon x Fodder]

Why is it so hard for movie makers to get the small stuff right in a movie.  I don't mean having to have the tactics perfect or anything, but good grief, at least have them practice weapon discipline.  Have them use proper radio etiquette, the correct phonetic alphabet for the time periods etc...  He'll, we have thousands of vets that could work as advisors, why can't they use them.

 

This rant started because of the movie, The Wall.  If you've seen it and you've ever been in the military, you'll under stand my frustration.

 

/rant.

[Wroclaw]

Battle of the Bulge 1965

 

the director actually tried to claim the german tanks used in the movie were real WW2 tigers / panthers.

 

he made that claim repeatedly during the films promotion.

 

that level of brazenness wouldnt get done these days of course  . . . . . .  

[darrenv64]

So, from a vets point of view. Every military themed and historical movie I see has little annoyances in it.

Star Wars, (even though it's Science Fiction/Fantasy) for example, has a skilled bush pilot (Luke Skywalker, who fly's his T-16), thrust into the equivalent role of flying an F-15C (X-Wing) into combat with only a few hours of "certification."

Just got done watching "Dunkirk." At the end, Tom Hardy fly's his out of gas Spitfire, gliding along the French coast at less than 1000 feet elevation, shoots down a Ju 87, then has time to pump his gear down for a beach landing. Then, sets it ablaze with a flare gun (remember, no gas), burning it to the ground so the Germans don't get their hands on it, and hangs out to be captured.

General rule, a Jack-of-all trades, is a master of none. In the television series "JAG" (Judge Advocate General, a military law expert), we see our title character flying an F-14 Tomcat, and landing it on an Aircraft Carrier.

 

[Cannon x Fodder]

darrenv64, on 20 December 2017 - 07:22 PM, said:

So, from a vets point of view. Every military themed and historical movie I see has little annoyances in it.

Star Wars, (even though it's Science Fiction/Fantasy) for example, has a skilled bush pilot (Luke Skywalker, who fly's his T-16), thrust into the equivalent role of flying an F-15C (X-Wing) into combat with only a few hours of "certification."

Just got done watching "Dunkirk." At the end, Tom Hardy fly's his out of gas Spitfire, gliding along the French coast at less than 1000 feet elevation, shoots down a Ju 87, then has time to pump his gear down for a beach landing. Then, sets it ablaze with a flare gun (remember, no gas), burning it to the ground so the Germans don't get their hands on it, and hangs out to be captured.

General rule, a Jack-of-all trades, is a master of none. In the television series "JAG" (Judge Advocate General, a military law expert), we see our title character flying an F-14 Tomcat, and landing it on an Aircraft Carrier.

 

In the defense of Jag, Harm was a naval aviator before he was a lawyer.  

[A Hairy Biker]

And in Dunkirk, the Spit wouldn't glide that far nose up any way... Would have had a somewhat terminal amount of sink... And needed compressed air to fire the guns. The wheels were "pumped" down.

In fact I thought "Dunkirk" was the most idle film in regard to historical accuracy as Dad's Army.... I was shouting at theTV at one bit.

 

Seem to recall Harm had to "leave" the Navy because his night vision was poor?

Edited by A Hairy Biker, 04 June 2018 - 03:54 PM.

[MRXBOX n VAN BC]

Two words ; APOCALYPSE NOW ! Deer hunter !! Full metal jacket & Platoon !!! The vidgame "Men of Valor 360" (every map came from platoon) was great when you played as William Dafoe . You gave up armor for speed and accuracy plus old school claymores. I luv'd being #1 in this game for about six months before i got onto dominateing BF2. BF2 best Vehicle game ever ! Killed just under 25,000 Tanks , Helicopters and Boats .

 

Check the real Oldies of First Blood & the 1968's "DEVILS BRIGADE". A true story of the First ever Special Forces that became the Green Berets in Vietnam! Also a must see Enemy at the Gates. 

 

Edited by MRXBOX n VAN BC, 05 June 2018 - 10:56 AM.

[Cannon x Fodder]

A Hairy Biker, on 04 June 2018 - 03:54 PM, said:

And in Dunkirk, the Spit wouldn't glide that far nose up any way... Would have had a somewhat terminal amount of sink... And needed compressed air to fire the guns. The wheels were "pumped" down.

In fact I thought "Dunkirk" was the most idle film in regard to historical accuracy as Dad's Army.... I was shouting at theTV at one bit.

 

Seem to recall Harm had to "leave" the Navy because his night vision was poor?

He had to quit flying because of his night vision that's how he ended up at JAG.  Then he was able to get his night vision fixed and went back to being an aviator.

[darrenv64]

Okay, reality check. A JAG has no business being on flight status, regardless of previous certifications. You’re either one or the other. A lawyer who deals with military “justice” at that level, has an enormous amount of case load, personnel, and funds management, to keep maintain an F-14 qualification. This is just an excellent example of poetic license seen too often in military themed movies and television shows. Even the movie “Fury,” had its flaws. Great story, awesome visual effects, and descent acting. However, a platoon of tanks would not be of mixed variants, and wouldn’t be sent to an objective without infantry, artillery, and other support elements. All were in abundance at this stage of the war. 

[Greywoolfe64]

There's a low-budget 2017 release of Battle Of The Bulge that gets panned in Amazon reviews, as the people who saw it prefer the 1968 version with the M47 Pattons as Tiger IIs and Chaffee's as Shermans. This version is way more accurate- the hardware used in the movie was a Hanomag, Sdkfz9 'Famo' and Hetzer, all genuine vehicles, and an easy 8 for the allies. This gets fairly easily knocked out by a nicely CGI'ed Tiger II with Porsche turret, and there's also another CGI'd armoured column of Panzer IVH's, complete with accurate side-skirts. Radio procedure from what i could see was authentic, and the story followed an infantry unit during the first days of the battle, up until they were caught and executed by the 2nd SS Panzer division troops. Obviously it doesn't show the entire history of the battle- just the early stages when the Germans had the upper hand, but as an accurate war movie I really couldn't fault it.

[Cannon x Fodder]

darrenv64, on 04 November 2018 - 06:19 AM, said:

Okay, reality check. A JAG has no business being on flight status, regardless of previous certifications. You’re either one or the other. A lawyer who deals with military “justice” at that level, has an enormous amount of case load, personnel, and funds management, to keep maintain an F-14 qualification. This is just an excellent example of poetic license seen too often in military themed movies and television shows. Even the movie “Fury,” had its flaws. Great story, awesome visual effects, and descent acting. However, a platoon of tanks would not be of mixed variants, and wouldn’t be sent to an objective without infantry, artillery, and other support elements. All were in abundance at this stage of the war. 

Not disagreeing, but correct me if I'm wrong.  All it takes to be carrier qualified is to be current in both the aircraft and carrier landings?  IIRC, the currency is just hours and a check ride.  Carrier landings can be done in two days.  It's not completely out if the realm of possibilities.

[Funktastic Ed]

Most of the time movies are wrong when it comes to action.

Distance of engagement in reality are far longer, modern warfare philosophy is to kill at long range preferably, weither it's a tank, a plane or infantery, this is why most guns are equipped with scopes

Dont like campers ?

In a real combat situation you'll never see ennemies rushing out of cover.

Truth is nobody wants to die.

This leads to the second issue in war movies.

Guys standing or marching out of cover like they have an aura of invincibility, not even knowing what they are facing, how many ennemies are ahead...that's insanity.

Or guys pot firing fully standing up whith ennemy bullets flying all around, well you never do that… NEVER !

[ThermalStone]

Don't they actually have Patton tanks in the Patton movie?

[hiroki yagami]

ThermalStone, on 15 November 2018 - 06:28 PM, said:

Don't they actually have Patton tanks in the Patton movie?

Yup. They're the stand ins they used for Tiger tanks. Also the tanks that were supposed to be Sherman's? They used Chafee's instead.

[Cannon x Fodder]

Funktastic Ed, on 12 November 2018 - 08:38 AM, said:

Most of the time movies are wrong when it comes to action.

Distance of engagement in reality are far longer, modern warfare philosophy is to kill at long range preferably, weither it's a tank, a plane or infantery, this is why most guns are equipped with scopes

Dont like campers ?

In a real combat situation you'll never see ennemies rushing out of cover.

Truth is nobody wants to die.

This leads to the second issue in war movies.

Guys standing or marching out of cover like they have an aura of invincibility, not even knowing what they are facing, how many ennemies are ahead...that's insanity.

Or guys pot firing fully standing up whith ennemy bullets flying all around, well you never do that… NEVER !

While I get what you're saying, there are countless examples of people doing just that.  Clarkson's father in law during operation market garden.  He walked into a street underfire to use an anti tank weapon against a tiger 1, earning a VC in the process.  John Basilone on Guadalcanal hip firing a browning 1919.  Audey Murphy and his antics.

 

Yes the average soldier is not going to willingly do those things but, as Connery learned, never say never.

[Aethelwulf Rex]

Bit like wg and historical accuracy?

[LignoTestudon]

Rated R movies nowadays don't make as much money like Rated PG-13 movies have been making. No clue what all the corporate studios have done to rile people up, get them to act more than outrageous, and them thinking and feeling things like violence, nudity, culture, political correctness to be as gratuitous and offensive. YouTube creators riled up because of corporate corruption (YouTube and Google). What's offensive, asinine and inappropriate about those things, anyway? No wonder there have been tons of division, community-wise, gaming-wise, and industry-wise.

[LignoTestudon]

Movies like military ones have been around since forever. Division of most types. Outrage, cancel, woke, PC, and pop cultures. I hate those cultures now as much as some of you have.